"mujahedeen hero Ahmad Shah Massood"
I often wonder how different things would be had he lived.
I would love to hear opinions from people that have a view to, if he was just someone that could help us at that stage, or would he still be an asset at this stage of things if he had lived, ( and would this stage of things be different)?
Masood was one of the few figures that was admired in all parts of the country. While Karzai is respected I don't think he is particularly admired.
I think the post-Taliban era would have been a greater success had he lived. He could have swayed the populace simply by voicing his opinion, like Washington or DeGaulle were able to do.
Masood was a hero and he would have been at our side every step of the way. In a strange way, he WAS with us. If you look at the Afgans as they were about to enter Kabul, pictures of Masood adorned every tank, the Afghans made SURE Masood was a part of it.